Bill Bailey vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Bill Bailey
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Bailey built a career as a starting pitcher and Chance Ruffin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Bailey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.441 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Bill Bailey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bailey and Chance Ruffin

Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.68
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.97
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.32
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.63
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.64
57.64
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.57
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3253
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1084.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1035
8.59
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.17
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
4.37
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
4.73
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.012
1.012
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.36
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.37
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3622
30.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.46
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
4.92
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3051
25.32
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.352
0.352
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.06
30.06
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Bill Bailey and Chance Ruffin

Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
3.35
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.93
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1662
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
5.12
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.42
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
6.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
5.69
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.09
93.09
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.699
1.699
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.67
27.67
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bailey and Chance Ruffin

Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
313.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
549
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
106.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
99
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.81
28.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
115.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
136.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.15
30.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
30
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
108
162
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
3.7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA